- 41. Re: floor pan gauge etc. (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Fain <kc3565l@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 09:37:25 -0800 (PST)
- Can anybody suggest a source for the front half of the floor pans for a GT6? VB lists full floors and rear floors. I think Rimmer only has full floors. I just need the front half. thanks, Dave
- /html/spitfires/2004-01/msg00071.html (7,324 bytes)
- 42. GT6 cylinder head questions (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Fain <kc3565l@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 10:50:02 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
- I am starting to clean up the ports on the head from my GT6 project car. I already knew that the engine was a mixed bag of parts because it has an early Plus block (KD53420E), one piston with a part
- /html/spitfires/2003-12/msg00019.html (7,287 bytes)
- 43. Re: Restoration project on Ebay, trans wanted (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Fain <kc3565l@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 10:08:53 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
- yikes. that rusty key and key ring are scary looking. that thing looks like been sitting on the bottom of a lake. definitely an ambitious project but I bet it sells cheap. Dave
- /html/spitfires/2003-12/msg00039.html (7,226 bytes)
- 44. Re: Herald Rear end (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Fain <kc3565l@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 10:21:47 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
- It's best to leave them alone. You have discovered the dynamic oil spray system (DOSS) which will help prevent rust on the underside of your car, as well as settle the dust in your driveway. Unless i
- /html/spitfires/2003-12/msg00054.html (7,161 bytes)
- 45. Re: Rubber Bushing Removal (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Fain <kc3565l@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 10:13:50 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
- If you can't push them out using a large vise, you can either drill them out or take them to a machine shop, go next door for coffee and donuts and write a check. I have done it both ways but I prefe
- /html/spitfires/2003-12/msg00084.html (7,414 bytes)
- 46. Need GT6 Mk3 wiring diagram (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Fain <kc3565l@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 12:35:20 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
- Does anybody have a GT6 Mk3 wiring diagram they can scan and email to me or upload to a web page where I can get it? I am rebuilding a 1973 GT6 with an early GT6 Plus engine. There are several myster
- /html/spitfires/2003-11/msg00080.html (6,934 bytes)
- 47. Re: Need GT6 Mk3 wiring diagram (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Fain <kc3565l@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 14:48:16 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
- Actually, O'Malley's diagram answered my question. The 3 wire mystery harness is supposed to go to the oil pressure sender but mine has been bodged into a single wire sender that comes out of the har
- /html/spitfires/2003-11/msg00082.html (7,451 bytes)
- 48. SU Intake Manifold Studs Needed (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Fain <kc3565l@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 10:31:32 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
- I think I remember buying some carb studs at a speed shop back in my drag racing days. If all else fails, make your own by sawing off some grade 8 bolts. Dave I am nearing completion of my Stromberg
- /html/spitfires/2003-11/msg00106.html (7,434 bytes)
- 49. removal of banjo bolt GT6 intake manifold (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Fain <kc3565l@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 12:49:21 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
- Has anybody successfully removed the banjo bolt from the rear of a GT6 or intake manifold? I am guessing that whacking it a few times with a BFH and then applying heat before leaning on it with a 1/2
- /html/spitfires/2003-10/msg00125.html (6,968 bytes)
- 50. Re: removal of banjo bolt GT6 intake manifold (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Fain <kc3565l@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 19:57:13 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
- Hmmm. All the responses I received to this question didn't exactly inspire a lot of confidence. Maybe $16.50 for a new bolt isn't such a bad idea after all. The last time I did this, I had to fabrica
- /html/spitfires/2003-10/msg00148.html (7,503 bytes)
- 51. Re: Winterizing your Triumph (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Fain <kc3565l@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 12:25:06 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
- I think it is more fun to watch the little SOB's come flying out when you start it in the spring. It also provides entertainment for my cat. Actually, I drive mine at least once a month all winter so
- /html/spitfires/2003-10/msg00168.html (7,486 bytes)
- 52. Re: GT 6 Drivers door glass needed!!! OOOPS!!!!!!! (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Fain <kc3565l@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 11:29:26 -0600 (MDT)
- They are all safety glass (i.e. when they shatter they break into 10000 little pieces. ask me how I know) but I believe the later ones were tinted. Does your friend's car have tinted glass in the rem
- /html/spitfires/2003-09/msg00023.html (7,785 bytes)
- 53. Re: GT 6 Drivers door glass needed!!! (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Fain <kc3565l@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 15:22:29 -0600 (MDT)
- I have at least one (not tinted). I am near Denver if you can't find one locally. Email me off list at KC3565L@sprintmail.com if you still need one. Dave /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list ///
- /html/spitfires/2003-09/msg00039.html (7,114 bytes)
- 54. Re: Carb Linkage? (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Fain <kc3565l@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 10:15:22 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
- The GT6 MkI's had a really funky carb linkage. Install the linkage from a 1969 or later GT6, they used a cable instead of the Rube Goldberg thing that was on the early ones. Dave /// spitfires@autox.
- /html/spitfires/2003-09/msg00107.html (7,465 bytes)
- 55. Re: Carb Linkage? (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Fain <kc3565l@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 10:58:18 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
- Oops, you may be right. I know my Mk3 has the cable. I have seen a MkI that was changed over so it should be an easy swap. @#$#$ originality. Dave Actually, I believe that might be 1971 or later GT6
- /html/spitfires/2003-09/msg00110.html (7,694 bytes)
- 56. GT6 Plus or Mk3 exhaust header needed (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Fain <kc3565l@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 08:29:06 -0600 (MDT)
- Does anybody have an extra used one lying around that they would like to sell at a reasonable price? thanks, Dave /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majo
- /html/spitfires/2003-08/msg00154.html (6,574 bytes)
- 57. Re: Oil for Carbs (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Fain <kc3565l@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 09:12:20 -0600 (MDT)
- My GT6 seems to run best with whatever happens to be in the crankcase at the time. I tried 10W and it ran like crap. It had to be driven with the choke out until it was completely warmed up. I live a
- /html/spitfires/2003-08/msg00243.html (7,294 bytes)
- 58. Re: Are window regulators repairable? (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Fain <kc3565l@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:17:22 -0600 (MDT)
- Throw it away and find a good used one. If you can't find one locally, the members of this list are sure to have some spares lying around. Dave /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try ht
- /html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00136.html (7,327 bytes)
- 59. Re: innovation??? (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Fain <kc3565l@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 11:35:00 -0600 (MDT)
- Try ordering GT6 replacement/restoration parts from Moss Motors. /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
- /html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00199.html (7,100 bytes)
- 60. Re: Squirrel damage (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Fain <kc3565l@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 13:36:13 -0600 (MDT)
- In Colorado, we call them "tree rats". /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
- /html/spitfires/2003-05/msg00041.html (6,607 bytes)
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